Speakers/Chautauqua Catalog
| Name | Nicolasa Chávez |
| Nicadance@gmail.com | |
| Phone | 505/259-8798 |
| Address | 700 Calle Beatrice Santa Fe, NM 87501 US |
| Biographical Info | Nicolasa Chávez, a fourteenth generation New Mexican, is a historian, curator and performance artist, whose work concentrates on the rich multicultural heritage of New Mexico and the connection between New Mexico and the Spanish speaking world. Her exhibitions include New World Cuisine: The Histories of Chocolate, Mate y Más, The Red that Colored the World, Flamenco: From Spain to New Mexico, and Música Buena: Hispano Folk Music of New Mexico. She is the author of The Spirit of Flamenco: From Spain to New Mexico (Museum of New Mexico Press) and A Century of Masters: the NEA National Heritage Fellows of New Mexico (LPD Press) which won a New Mexico Book Award. During her early years as a Flamenco and Spanish dancer she studied and performed Flamenco and Spanish dance with Lili del Castillo, Pablo Rodarte, Eva Enciñias-Sandoval and María Benítez. She also studied and performed Argentine tango with Michael Walker and Julio Balmaceda. Her love of history led her to conduct research on Flamenco in Spain where she also studied singing with Manuel Gines. She performs and conducts lecture/demonstrations on the history of Flamenco, Spanish Dance, and Argentine Tango and currently serves as the Deputy State Historian for our great state of New Mexico. *Please read the booking guidelines before applying for funds. Speaker must be contacted by host to arrange presentation date* |
| Program Title | Felices Fiestas: Holiday Traditions of New Mexico |
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| Series | New Mexico History and Cultures; Art, Music and Dance |
| Chautauqua Program Application (Booking) | Click here to fill out a funding application for this program » |
